Kho Laen

Kho Laen (Thai: คอแลน) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the northeastern region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1][2][3] In 2021, it had a population of 13,260 people.[1] Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Phon Ngam, Nong Sano, Ban Maet, and Non Ko, as well as the Champassack district of Laos in the east.[3]

Kho Laen
คอแลน
Subdistrict
Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province
Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province
CountryThailand
ProvinceUbon Ratchathani
DistrictBuntharik
Number of Muban15
Number of Mu18
Subdistrict establishedBefore 1912
Area
 • Total244.54 km2 (94.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total13,260
 • Density54.22/km2 (140.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
34230

History

The area was first settled in 1792 by a group of villagers evacuated from Pi Ler village (บ้านปิเหร่อ) in Sisaket province; the first settlement was called "Khua Mi" (ขัวหมี), located on the west bank of the Lam Dom Noi River, which is Nong Bua village in the present day. Due to the outbreak, the original settlers resettled 4 kilometers eastwards to a new location, Kho Laen village, on the east side of the river.[3] A new village was named after a tropical fruit tree known as "Korlan" (Nephelium hypoleucum), which was found numerously in the area.[3]

Kho Laen was one of the three oldest subdistricts (tambon) of the Buntharik district, together with Phon Ngam and Huai Kha. In 1973, the tambon's half-western area became an independent subdistrict, Na Pho, by absorbing seven other villages in the surrounding area.[2] The newly established subdistrict was also separated in 1987 to create the Ban Maet subdistrict.[4]

In the early era, the tambon was governed by the Subdistrict Council of Kho Laen until it was promoted to the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) in 1997, and to the subdistrict municipality in 2008.[5]

Geography

The tambon covers 244.54 km2 and is located in the northeastern region of the Buntharik district. The eastern part has undulating terrain and the highland of the Dângrêk Mountains, which form the border between Thailand and Laos, while the western is a lowland alternating with some parts of the upland and some are the Lam Dom Noi river basins.[3]

Administration

The subdistrict of Kho Laen is divided into 15 villages (mubans; หมู่บ้าน), three of which, Kho Laen, Domg Moei, and Nong Bua, each was further divided into two community groups (Mu; หมู่),[1] Since 2008, the Kho Laen Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลตำบลคอแลน; Kho Laen Township) has been the local government responding to administer the area.[1][3]

As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 13,260 people with 4,113 households. The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans, which roughly correspond to the villages.[1]

VillageGroup
(Mu)		HouseholdPopulation
Romanized nameThai name
Kho Laenคอแลน
1
263
775
18
132
463
Pa Khaemป่าแขม
2
263
775
Dong Moeiดงเมย
3
231
839
15
121
539
Huay Saiห้วยทราย
4
294
1,113
Nong Buaหนองบัว
5
234
824
16
97
379
Kaeng Yangแก้งยาง
6
201
645
Nong Kobหนองกบ
7
267
675
Nong Rueaหนองเรือ
8
385
698
Khon Paenขอนแป้น
9
225
829
Non Samranโนนสำราญ
10
323
1,138
Sai Thongทรายทอง
11
200
707
Saeng Udomแสงอุดม
12
210
615
Sila Chaiศิลาชัย
13
208
780
Charoen Chaiเจริญชัย
14
313
872
Kham Sombunคำสมบูรณ์
17
168
592
Central House Registration
1
10
Total
4,113
13,260

References
  1. "โครงสร้างข้อมูลสถิติจำนวนประชากร" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration of Thailand. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022. Alt URL
  2. "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งและเปลี่นแปลงเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภออำนาจเจริญ อำเภอบุณฑริก และอำเภอพนา จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี" (PDF). www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 4 September 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. "ประวัติและข้อมูลสภาพทั่วไป". Kholaen.go.th (in Thai). Kho Laen Subdistrict Municipality. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.
  4. "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งและเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภอตระการพืชผลบุณฑริก ศรีเมืองใหม่และอำเภออำนาจเจริญ จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี" (PDF). www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 31 July 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. "ประกาศคณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง เรื่อง การแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาเทศบาลในจังหวัดอุบลราชธานี (เทศบาลตำบลคอแลน อำเภอบุณฑริก)" (PDF). www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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